Month: October 2025

The Adventures of Dr. Franken
October 31, 2025 No Responses

The Adventures of Dr. Franken

Developer: Motivetime    Publisher: DTMC    Release: 12/93    Genre: Platformer I was not a handheld gamer growing up. For the most part I played many of the portable greats on borrowed systems but as far as owning one myself...
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Columns III: Revenge of Columns
October 29, 2025 No Responses

Columns III: Revenge of Columns

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Vik Tokai    Release: 1994    Genre: Puzzle How do you make a sequel to a puzzle game? Usually most puzzle games nail their core concept on the first try leaving little room for improvement. You...
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Renegade
October 27, 2025 No Responses

Renegade

Developer: Technos    Publisher: Taito    Release: 01/88   Genre: Beat em up Double Dragon is one of my favorite beat em ups on the NES. In many ways it shaped what I came to expect from the genre. But it...
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Wings 2: Aces High
October 24, 2025 No Responses

Wings 2: Aces High

Developer: Acme Interactive    Publisher: Namco    Release: 1992    Genre: Action When the SNES released Mode 7 was the talk of the town. For the first time on a home console a 3d playing field could be simulated convincingly....
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Genesis)
October 22, 2025 No Responses

Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Genesis)

Developer: NovaLogic    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1992    Genre: Action Some games you just know are going to be bad. Licensed games had a terrible reputation in the 8-bit generation due to the likes of Acclaim/LJN and THQ. It...
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Attack Animal Gakuen
October 20, 2025 No Responses

Attack Animal Gakuen

Developer: Scitron & Art   Publisher: Pony Canyon    Release: 12/26/87   Genre: Action I was not a Sega Master System owner growing up. I was fortunate to have friends with one and had the chance to occasionally swap systems. While I...
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Steel Empire (PC)
October 17, 2025 No Responses

Steel Empire (PC)

Developer: Mebius   Publisher: Teyon    Release: 09/13/18   Genre: Shooter Steel Empire carved a niche for itself among the Genesis shooter library thanks to its steampunk setting. In a genre that almost prides itself on going to the space well over...
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Die Hard (TG-16)
October 15, 2025 No Responses

Die Hard (TG-16)

Developer: Pack-in-Video    Publisher: NIhon Bussan    Release: 1990   Genre: Action You can write volumes about how badly the Die Hard license has been handled within the video game space. The NES game meant well but they botched the execution...
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Image Fight (NES)
October 13, 2025 No Responses

Image Fight (NES)

Developer: Irem    Publisher: Irem    Release: 07/90   Genre: Shooter R-Type was sorely missed on the NES. As the undisputed king of the console market you would expect one of the most popular arcade games of the day to hit...
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Kōuryū no Mimi
October 10, 2025 No Responses

Kōuryū no Mimi

Developer: Vap Inc.    Publisher: Vap Inc.    Release: 12/22/95    Genre: Beat em up One element of licensed video games from Japan that I lament is that there are scores of titles based on manga and anime that never...
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